IMHO Pulse Secure is a real PoS VPN that frequently doesn't want to work. So if people would now stop using this junkware, the world would be a better place.
IMHO Pulse Secure is a real PoS VPN that frequently doesn't want to work. So if people would now stop using this junkware, the world would be a better place.
What's a better alternative? I'm not in networking but I'm curious what are the robust and secure VPNs out there that people like (for reasons including but not limited to staying out o the news for vulnerabilities).
Butting in here, been using perfect-privacy for a few years and haven't seen any red flags yet. On the expensive side but pretty stable.
In the big picture it depends on what you're using a VPN for. If it's for super secret stuff that would put your life in danger then no commercial VPN should be trusted. But if it's just to get some obfuscation into your browsing life, then a higher tier provider like them works pretty well.
And a nice plus is that most have adblocking built into the connection now too so
Butting in here, been using perfect-privacy for a few years and haven't seen any red flags yet. On the expensive side but pretty stable.
In the big picture it depends on what you're using a VPN for. If it's for super secret stuff that would put your life in danger then no commercial VPN should be trusted. But if it's just to get some obfuscation into your browsing life, then a higher tier provider like them works pretty well.
And a nice plus is that most have adblocking built into the connection now too so you don't need to roll your own pihole. Add in a fingerprint blocking extension or two and it all combines into a decent prophylactic measure against scum like Facebook and the ad networks.
Pulse Secure is an enterprise VPN used for connecting to a corporate network, rather than a the kind of VPN you would subscribe to to anonymize your IP.
Pulse Secure is an enterprise VPN used for connecting to a corporate network, rather than a the kind of VPN you would subscribe to to anonymize your IP.
Exactly. And a hidden requirement is often the need to do tacky things like work through restrictive firewalls. I believe Pulse Secure has an SSL mode where it will use port 443 in an HTTPS like startup protocol, which would get through a lot of corporate firewalls that only allow 80/443 and even some proxies.
Remember: this is the same bunch of dumbfucks that were exploited last year because they were secretly storing userid/password information IN PLAIN FUCKING TEXT on their border authentication gear. Corporate culture matters and Pulse's corporate culture is clear that security doesn't really matter. Dump them ASAP.
The decision doesn't have to be logical; it was unanimous.
PoS VPN (Score:4, Informative)
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The real question is does this involve a zero day in OpenVPN in any way, not just the Pulse wrapper cruft.
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IMHO Pulse Secure is a real PoS VPN that frequently doesn't want to work. So if people would now stop using this junkware, the world would be a better place.
What's a better alternative? I'm not in networking but I'm curious what are the robust and secure VPNs out there that people like (for reasons including but not limited to staying out o the news for vulnerabilities).
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> what are the robust and secure VPNs out there
Wireguard if you can. OpenVPN if you can't.
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Get an AWS instance, and run your own vpn using OpenSwan. It's cheap and you don't have to trust anyone.
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Butting in here, been using perfect-privacy for a few years and haven't seen any red flags yet. On the expensive side but pretty stable.
In the big picture it depends on what you're using a VPN for. If it's for super secret stuff that would put your life in danger then no commercial VPN should be trusted. But if it's just to get some obfuscation into your browsing life, then a higher tier provider like them works pretty well.
And a nice plus is that most have adblocking built into the connection now too so
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Butting in here, been using perfect-privacy for a few years and haven't seen any red flags yet. On the expensive side but pretty stable.
In the big picture it depends on what you're using a VPN for. If it's for super secret stuff that would put your life in danger then no commercial VPN should be trusted. But if it's just to get some obfuscation into your browsing life, then a higher tier provider like them works pretty well.
And a nice plus is that most have adblocking built into the connection now too so you don't need to roll your own pihole. Add in a fingerprint blocking extension or two and it all combines into a decent prophylactic measure against scum like Facebook and the ad networks.
Pulse Secure is an enterprise VPN used for connecting to a corporate network, rather than a the kind of VPN you would subscribe to to anonymize your IP.
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Exactly. And a hidden requirement is often the need to do tacky things like work through restrictive firewalls. I believe Pulse Secure has an SSL mode where it will use port 443 in an HTTPS like startup protocol, which would get through a lot of corporate firewalls that only allow 80/443 and even some proxies.
It's not ideal, because TCP over TCP sucks balls,
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Irony. They were saved from a 0 day exploit because it was too expensive compared to competitors....
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Remember: this is the same bunch of dumbfucks that were exploited last year because they were secretly storing userid/password information IN PLAIN FUCKING TEXT on their border authentication gear. Corporate culture matters and Pulse's corporate culture is clear that security doesn't really matter. Dump them ASAP.